SHAKEN DREAMS: Loftus suddenly had to contemplate life, potentially, without boxing
CONOR LOFTUS was not braced for the news. His boxing career, something the Leeds man had devoted himself to since childhood, was at risk. It could all have come to an end, depending on the outcome of a medical consultation.
He did not even recall suffering the injury, he wasn’t aware of receiving say a big punch or indeed suffering anything particularly untoward. Yet Loftus saw shadows dancing in front of his eyes. “Over one weekend I was getting flashes of light in the corner of my eye, once every couple of hours. I thought nothing of it, brushed it off. Got into camp in Sheffield on the Monday, done some tech sparring and once I got out I had black dots”, he told Boxing News. “I was following them round the room like they were flies. I thought this is a bit strange. A couple of hours later they faded down.”